elastic band
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The buzzer sounds and my body does what it’s supposed to, like an elastic band springing forward when its tension is released.
From Literature
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Exercises using elastic bands, bodyweight movements, or simple at home routines can still produce measurable gains in strength, muscle size, and daily function.
From Science Daily
And at the very moment he did turn back around, time snapped like a stretched elastic band.
From Literature
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Bat reached the bottom of the first section of hair and wound a pink elastic band around its end.
From Literature
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"I've always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it's orbiting Venus."
From BBC
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